India vs Kenya: Drinking water usage in urban areas

India

858,136 people

in 2024

Kenya

867,884 people

in 2024

India rank

3rd

Kenya rank

2nd

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Kenya currently reports 867,884 people against 858,136 people in India, a difference of 9,748 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.

India ranks 3rd and Kenya ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water usage in urban areas
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,613 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.